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September 20, 2017

All I want is a warm bed and a kind word, and unlimited power. Ashleigh Brilliant

All violence, all that is dreary and repels, is not power, but the absence of power. Ralph Waldo Emerson

My fellow Americans. I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes. President Reagan

I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others. Thomas Jefferson

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow. Alice Walker

Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with People. Mario Puzo—from the Godfather

Never strike your wife, even with a flower. Hindu proverb

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lord Acton

September's new Moon falls on September 20, and, it's an interesting one. This is quite a Chironic new Moon, with Chiron (The Stories We Tell Ourselves) smack opposite it. The major themes seem to be around taking note of the voices we pay attention to; the stories, the messages, the inputs, the outputs, the whole thing when it comes to issues of insight into how our minds work and operate, and, how we can change what we need to change, especially if we feel that we're feeding some kind of negative or self defeating program. Thus, this new Moon is one of analysing and seeing the bigger picture, especially as we are being asked to take hold of our sense of personal authority, step up and put our big people pants on and pull our socks up. Even slight adjustments can move us up and out at the moment, even if we are picking up on the enormous amount of disappointment and frustration that seems to be permeating the atmosphere at the moment.

This new Moon feels like it contains a very strong 'political message'. The Sun on 'the man in uniform', Mercury on 'the powerful statesman', Venus on The Unsealed Letter - all of it feels rather political. Of course, all of these degrees will have impact on our personal lives in one way or another. With Mars and Mercury conjunct (closely together) in Virgo, and, Venus now entering Virgo, we may find ourselves analysing things, seeking solutions, wanting to 'tidy things up a bit'.

There can be a lot of frustration in the air as we may feel like we want to get things going, and, a lot of us feel the urgent need to be doing it, but, there's a quincunx aspect to Uranus that can feel like things are coming, moving, resolving, but, it may all feel just a little out of our grasp. I describe the quincunx as 'The Itch That's Hard To Scratch'. As we might if we have an itch in the middle of a plaster cast on our leg, we may be pushed to come up with inventive methods for scratching it such as bending a wire coat hanger to get to that itch that's just out of our usual reach.

The message of retrograde Uranus is interesting to note: Aries 28: A LARGE DISAPPOINTED AUDIENCE. There's no doubt that many people, worldwide, are feeling a deep, or, overlaying, sense of disappointment. It's been a hectic few months, and, we've had a lot of bad news with floods, hurricanes, fires, earthquakes, losses of many kinds, enormous solar flares, etc, etc. It has been almost as though if we look away for a few seconds, when we look back something else horrible has happened (or is unfolding). Of course, there are good things going on as well.... thank goodness. Most of those people reading this have many things to be grateful for, BUT, a lot of us are still battling with feelings of 'when is it going to get better'? It's been like a barrage of one thing after another, even if we are not personally effected. Uranus spent a few months on this degree earlier this year, and, it will again next year, so, we are learning the need to see past 'the disappointment' and switch our minds to more positive thoughts.

As my wonderful inspirational teacher, Neville Goddard (deceased in the early 70's) says, we can change things through our 'own wonderful human imagination'. Uranus will soon give us more opportunities as it goes retrograde (and then direct next year) on Aries 27: THROUGH IMAGINATION, A LOST OPPORTUNITY IS REGAINED. Neville Goddard tells us that our imagination IS God (that's explaining it in very few words... ), and, indeed, Aries 27 is the degree of Neville Goddard's Jupiter. I highly recommend the audios of his lectures on Youtube (easily found, there are many). In other words, we create our reality. We know that, but, if you're like me, we sometimes need reminding :), and, Goddard's message is entirely on point.

Adding to the desire to get things happening, to break free, to loosen restrictions, etc, (perhaps to run away?), is the upcoming Jupiter/Uranus opposition. This can bring amazing breakthroughs in understanding, in circumstances, in possibilities, in our imaginations. Jupiter is on a degree that speaks of balancing our emotions, especially if we get angry, frustrated and forget to employ love, patience and understanding. Finding equilibrium and remembering to keep a sense of balance can bring interesting challenges, and, we need to remember not to 'disappoint ourselves' in the process. Actually, this opposition can bring strokes of good luck and wonderful opportunities, so, we might be surprised to find ourselves heading in a direction we may not have seen possible before now. Even with the frustrations hanging in the air, there can always be 'good news'.

There's more that can be said about this new Moon (there always is) but, it is covered in the list of Sabian Symbols for the planets below

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September 03, 2017

Beauty: That power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband. Ambrose Bierce

Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do. Katharine Hepburn

Instinct is untaught ability. Alexander Bain

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. Woody Allen

There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not. Marya Mannes

The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere selfish struggle of the vain with the vain. John Ruskin

For me, elegance is not to pass unnoticed but to get to the very soul of what one is. Christian Lacroix

September's full Moon falls on the 6th, and, it is a rather Neptunian and Piscean full Moon. This is rather interesting in the light of the fact that the last lunation, the solar eclipse, was on a degree that speaks of us 'coming out of the ocean into conscious form' - finding our feet and our voice... Leo 29: A MERMAID HER EMERGED ON TO THE BLEAK ROCKY COAST, SHE AWAITS THE PRINCE WHO WILL BRING HER IMMORTALITY.

So, we are 'emerging' more and more. Out of the vast oceans of possibility, we are being shown a new possibility, a new reality, a new way of being, and, if we pay attention, we can see more of our world reflected out from ourselves as a reflection of what we want, rather than what our senses tell us it actually is. In other words, it is time for some serious going within, to arrive at a place where we control our 'inner conversations' so that our outer reality is more of a reflection of our dreams and ideals.

This full Moon is just one degree off being an exact conjunction (together on the same degree) with Neptune. This makes the couple of hours before the exact full Moon very powerful for visualisations, realisations and rebirths. What do you dream of? Are you caught up in illusions? What stories do you tell yourself about yourself, your life, your possibilities? With Neptune smack on this full Moon, this is a fabulous time for contemplation and reflection on these things. If we're not sticking with our dreams, we might find ourselves in a delusion of some sort that is not doing us any real favors. What occupies your mind most of the time? Where does your wondering mind go?

The Sabian Symbol for the full Moon is Pisces 14: A WOMAN WRAPPED IN FOX FUR, so, we have the fox with us at this time. Fox can guide, beguile, confuse, trick or treat us. With fox, we have to watch what we are emanating, what our 'aura' is saying about us, or, to the world. This Symbol can be very much about perfumes, pheromones, the ability that we have to sniff the air to see if it resonates.

Neptune, retrograde, is on Pisces 13: A SWORD IN A MUSEUM. This shows how many are rather 'war weary', tired, wanting to drop the fight, feeling rather like burying the hatchet, etc. We are being asked to let bygones be bygones, to not perpetuate the struggle. The 'Sword' can bring up images of cutting, swathing, deleting, destroying, killing, etc, OR, it can feel more like Excalibur: We can feel like we're being pushed to step up to something much bigger, better and more rewarding than continuing on with the same old issues.

Pluto is sextiling the full Moon (and trining the Sun) in the hours and the first few days after the full Moon. This can bring big insights into what's going on and how to best move forward. Pluto's aspects will strengthen this period, especially if we're not escaping through time-wasting activities, drugs or alcohol. We may need to be rather clear-minded to get the best out of Pluto, especially now.

Mercury is stationary direct on the solar eclipse point of Leo 29: A MERMAID HAS CLIMBED TO THE ROCKY SHORE OF A BLEAK COAST; SHE AWAITS THE PRINCE WHO WILL BRING HER IMMORTALITY. So, some issues that have come up in the last few weeks may still need resolution or reviewing. We may be wondering where our mate is, wanting to make more of an impact on the world, feeling as though we are 'climbing ashore' after being tossed around in the sea of not being sure where one is or could or should be. We may be waiting for some kind of 'salvation', some kind of release, and, it may be up to us to pull ourselves up and out in order to truly meet with the 'other'. Working on our own needs may become very important...

This is especially true as Mercury and Mars are conjunct, which can have us fuming, wanting to unleash about something that's been bothering us, or, we could have some brilliantly amazing realizations that clear up some issues from the past. Recent events are likely to be at the heart of matters now, but, if we're experiencing bigger than usual responses, anger, outrage, etc, it is probably as a result of stored-up energies and unacknowledged problems that may now need to be released. It can be rather like a pressure-cooker with the energies around at the moment. Still, we can clear the air, especially as the Symbols imply things being brought out into the open (or, the need for it). With Mars on Virgo 1: IN A PORTRAIT, THE BEST OF A MAN'S TRAITS AND CHARACTER ARE IDEALIZED, we may be finding it necessary to get past the outer appearances of someone (or our self), in order to get to the true issues lying below exterior appearances.

Over the coming weeks, Saturn moves ahead, after being retrograde for what feels like forever,and, it trines the Moon's node, and, we can get more organised, have more energy, feel more certain about where to from here.

BTW, it's Elsie Wheeler's birthday (she is the fabulous spiritualist medium who gave birth to the Sabian Symbols)on September 3... what a fabulous woman. Here's an article I wrote some time ago about her. I have more to add to that as I have found out more about her amazing, fabulous and challenging life. I hope you enjoy it! Click here.

There's more that can be said about this full Moon, but, it is covered in the list of Sabian Symbols for the planets below.

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The full Moon each month marks a time of heightened energies and events. It often marks the culmination of the energies released at the new Moon. Emotions can be supercharged as the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the zodiac and illumination is increased - it's like we can see in the dark - and we can be hyper-aware as well as being hyper-awake. The effects of a full Moon can be major or minor, depending on how they interact with your own chart. Sometimes, realisations or events that are unleashed, or unlocked, can stretch their meaning months into the future. A lot can be learned at the time of the full Moon and whether it's lunacy or illumination, or a combination of both, there's magic unleashed with every full Moon.